Dear MDC family:
Please join me in welcoming Nelson Hincapie, a proud Miami Dade College (MDC) alumnus, as the new executive director of the MDC Foundation. Most recently, he served as President and CEO of Voices for Children Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit that provides financial assistance and resources to abused, abandoned and neglected children.
Previously, during his time at Miami-Dade County, he led the successful statewide campaign for Universal Pre-K, which guarantees high-quality pre-kindergarten education for every four-year-old child in Florida.
Nelson serves on The Children’s Trust, first appointed by Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and re-appointed by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in 2020, where he currently serves on the Executive Committee and is Vice Chair of the Bylaws Ad-Hoc Committee. He has served as the Chair of the Community Based Organization Advisory Committee, created by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners.
Nelson is a Kellogg Executive Scholar. He earned a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Florida International University. Throughout his professional career, he has received numerous awards including the Florida Commendation Medal from the Florida National Guard in 2020.
I have had the pleasure of working with him on many projects during the last two decades involving the cause of children and young adults. I know he will continue and expand the great legacy of care of the MDC Foundation, its employees and Board of Directors. Once again, please give Nelson a warm MDC welcome.
Thank you,
Madeline | 
